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| 7328480 | Coextruded living hinge, a component incorporating the hinge, and methods of making the component A living hinge comprising a spring portion having a first end and a second end and a first arm portion and a second arm portion coextruded with the spring portion is disclosed. The first arm portion extends from the first end and the second arm portion extends from ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7255371 | Method and apparatus for notifying a person of an appointment A postcard includes a security tag coupled to the postcard for selectively concealing at least a portion of information displayed on the postcard. The tag includes at least a first portion and a second portion that is coupled to the first portion. The first portion ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240887 | Book holder A book holder for supporting and protecting an article of reading material is provided. The book holder includes a spine, a pair of cover panels, each of the cover panels is hingidly to the spine permitting the pair of cover panels to be rotated into an open positio... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238027 | Device functionality representation tool An apparatus for demonstrating cardiac device function and patient cardiac function over time, including a board with a coordinate system representing time, the board having one or more colored areas representing cardiac device function and patient cardiac function ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225573 | Convertible billboard display A lightweight, easily portable, convertible billboard display has three panels rotatably connected to each other in parallel fashion. The billboard display can be used as a vertically standing three panel display or, when two of the panels are connected by a removab... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7146759 | Two-faced optional mat picture frames This invention discloses composite two faced picture, document and/or other artwork frames, each composed of two separate frames with panes permanently installed on elastomeric pads and fitted to allow pane to pane resilient contact with two sets of displayed materi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7090252 | Folded integral composite image product and method of making A dual sided integral composite image product and method of make same. The image product includes a first support substrate having a separate image layer thereon and a second support substrate having separate image layer thereon. The second support substrate being s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7052280 | Surgical training apparatus and method A surgical training apparatus and method are provided simulating a patient having background radiation emissions level and at least one concentrated source of radiation emissions. The apparatus includes a plurality of notches in a lower base portion for receiving te... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036256 | Display device A display device comprises at least first, second and third plates each having forward and rearward surfaces wherein the second plate is rearward of the first plate, and the third plate is rearward of the second plate. A biasing member permits relative movement of a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004507 | Combined poster book system and method A flat sheet of paper, or other thin flexible material, has information printed on one side in the form of a plurality of discrete panels or areas of text or images, while the entire other side is taken up by a large-scale, poster-like pattern. The panels or areas o... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971197 | Display board system A mounting structure including at least one display board including a first mounting interface and a second mounting interface, a first pivotal interface including a first projection forming a retaining slot adapted to engage the first mounting interface of the disp... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966134 | Pocket calendar A pocket chamber calendar and an assembly blank therefor which calendar is provided with a slit entering into said chamber for receiving a notice or the like so that a portion of the notice when positioned in the pocket chamber extends outwardly therefrom for ease i... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932218 | Folding photo case A folding photo case includes a pair of exterior case members coupled to each other by a first hinge and a pair of interior frame members coupled to respective exterior case members by respective second and third hinges. The first, second and third hinges are prefer... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913290 | Album page for storing cards Album pages for storing cards securely in place without slipping are disclosed. The album pages comprise a pocket located on a backing sheet. In a further embodiment, the pages comprise a sleeve located on the opposite side from the pocket. When a card mounted withi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910717 | Outside-hinged cover for protecting articles stored therein and method for fabricating same An object resembling the cover of a hardbound book comprises two panels connected by a spine. The outside hinge configuration of the invention prevents the spine from collapsing, even if there are no contents between the two panels. The invention lends itself to a w... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6854203 | Combination advertising and warning sign A combination advertising and warning sign for mounting in a retail store to display promotional materials and warn of spills and other hazardous conditions includes a housing and a movable warning arm. The housing has a front cover removably hinged to a horizontal ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6839995 | Album page and fabrication An album page adapted for inclusion in an album for holding an applied display sheet or sheets, comprising in combination narrow flat elongated spacers extending lengthwise on the page, in spaced apart relation, and to project from a plane defined by the page; and a... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837521 | Foam book with improved binding and method A book with improved binding includes a front cover page having at least one binding hole extending therethrough, a rear cover page having at least one binding hole extending therethrough and at least one center page having at least one binding hole extending theret... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6601327 | Bi-directional album, with memo area A bidirectional album for the storage of photographs and the like in which typically rectangular photographs may be retained in either a latitudinal or longitudinal vertical orientation. Each page of an album leaf is partially covered by a transparent she... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6493969 | Desktop information carrier The invention relates to a desktop information carrier which comprises a support (1) of foldable material with a bottom part (3) and two walls adjoining thereto and converging towards the top, namely, a front wall (4) and a rear wall (5), and comprises a ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6474010 | Photograph album with multi-use pages The multi-use photograph album pages of this invention are configured with three overlapping clear polymer panels secured to a central panel. The transparent panels are overlapped so that the top edges are exposed and open. Each of the polymer panels is a... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450819 | Roller story A book that is combined with a scroll upon which can be viewed augmentative material related to the story material of the book is disclosed.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6353529 | Z-configuration structure for computers, scanners, and communications and video devices A multiply pivoted folding computer housing structure is disclosed which may be deployed in a generally Z-shaped configuration ("Z-computer") applicable to portable computers as well as other computer-user interface systems such as laptop, notebook and de... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6284330 | Expandable three-dimensional display device An expandable three-dimensional display device is provided with a cover and a support post at least partially disposed within the cover. The display device includes a mechanism associated with the cover and support post that is operable alternately to exp... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6253475 | Bi-directional album with memo area A bidirectional album for the storage of photographs or similar objects in which typically rectangular photographs may be retained in either a horizontal or vertical orientation. Each page of an album leaf is partially covered by a transparent sheet attac... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6246461 | Image positioning device and method An image positioning device includes surface elements having front and back sides and images on the front and/or the back sides. An end of a first surface element and a front side of a second surface element are turnably coupled along a first axis of rota... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6154993 | Leafable program table, preferably of a music box A leafable program table for use in a music box includes a frame having opposed end and side peripheral strips and a plurality of intersecting strips forming a row of rectangular fields and a row of approximately square fields. The square fields are large... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5927672 | Card holder A card holder having a spring biased, card-holding clamp and a support with first and second side members that are attached to each other at the top of the support. Each side member extends downwardly and outwardly with respect to each other, defining an ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5830033 | Folding scenery construction A sheet has a number of slots laterally defining elements with fold lines extending between said slots. One end of the sheet is attached to the bottom surface of a box and the other end is attached to the inner surface of a lid hinged to the box. The elem... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5614991 | Document placement mechanism and image reading device for books The present invention relates to a document placement device suitable for accommodating book-like documents for image reading and image reader device provided with the document placement device. The document placement device has a first platform for place... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5291677 | Rotary photograph file A rotary file is disclosed herein for holding a plurality of photo holders slideably carried on a pair of spaced-apart rings between support members which are mounted on a base by a swivel mechanism. The rings include an extension arm securing each ring t... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5274936 | Hinge assembly A hinge member comprising a plurality of hinge units, each unit having a body portion, with a slotted region and an annular region. The annular region is formed by an elongated circular channel in a cylindrical portion of the hinge. An elongated groove in... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5161321 | Display system utilizing pivot arms, over center spring, and display panel rotatable at least 180 degrees This invention relates to apparatus for display and storage, and more particularly relates to an reversible wall panel system for storage and display. The apparatus provides approximately double the useable space of the area on which it is mounted. The ap... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5068987 | Picture display receptacle This invention concerns a box (receptacle) for holding and displaying photographs, in the form of a somewhat flattened parallelepiped, inside which one or more tidily stacked photographs of suitable format can fit exactly, and the first of which, starting... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5056823 | Album design This invention relates to a new and improved design associated with the fabrication and construction of a prebound album wherein the individual pages of the album are selectively interchangeable in accordance with the invention, each particular page evide... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5037137 | Filing binder A filing binder comprises a plurality of elongated binding members made of a resilient material. Each of the binding members has a groove extending along the length of the binding member and formed with a slit opening opened at one side of the binding mem... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5031936 | Binding for a sample book The binding for a book of samples, such as carpets or floor coverings, comprises a succession of adjacent binding elements (1 to 5) with an elongated shape and each equipped with sample-retaining means. The spine (11) of each retention element is provided... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4949997 | Binding system for flat material of varying thickness A two-part binding system is disclosed, comprising an elongated sheet holder and a twin-barrel link made up of adjacent tubular portions. The sheet holder comprises an elongated planar sheet-holding section which is expandable to accommodate documents of ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4896900 | Loose-leaf photo album This invention discloses a loose-leaf binder such as a loose-leaf photo album or a loose-leaf file binder, which is disposed a plurality of hinge members having a pillar at one end and an axially concave knuckle at the other end. A slit is formed on the o... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4881336 | Display device A display device including a base, to which an upright standard is mounted. A display frame is rotatably mounted on the upright standard to permit rotation of the display frame about a vertical axis. Display support rods are mounted on the display frame f... | 11/21/1989 |
